Wwii
Behind the waiata that led the Māori Battalion to war | Rongo Toa
'March to Victory' was written by Corporal Anania Amohau of the B Company.
An 18-year-old wahine composed this sad farewell sung to WWII soldiers | Rongo Toa
Kōhine Whakarua Ponika of Tūhoe and Ngāti Porou descent was an expert in song writing.
The lost Pacific stories of the Māori Battalion | Rongo Toa
“Many don’t realise the significant role our relatives of Te-Moananui-a-Kiwa played [in WWII]”.
This big band hit honours the first Māori Victoria Cross winner | Rongo Toa
‘E te Hokowhitu a Tū’ was written by Tuini Ngāwai for Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu
How Aue E Ihu became the Māori Battalion’s special hymn | Rongo Toa
The hymn was sung by soldiers on their departure from Palmerston North on Anzac Day 1940.